"What was an accident Derek?" Benjamin demanded, dreading his son's answer. Derek is already dying Inside with guilt. But he never thought he could feel even worse until that moment. Facing his dad and confessing to him about how his mother died felt like the worst of the pains he ever experienced so far. His arrogance and ego died a miserable death already, stripping him bare of his dignity and his family. "I was trying to snatch her mobile from her when she threatened to call you. It was just a push. But she slipped and fell on the centre table. The glass pieces, they...." Derek broke down, unable to continue. Benjamin slumped on the floor, looking shell shocked. Derek doesn't need to explain anything else. He understood everything already. "You killed her" Benjamin mumbled mostly himself, accusing his son. Derek crawled towards his dad and tried to touch his hands and beg him for his forgiveness. But Benjamin moved out of reach. "Don't touch me with the same hands with which
"Oh my god, Si, you are looking so hot today. This white dress suits you well" Claire gushed over how pretty Sierra looked. Sierra was wearing a white coloured fishtail dress that reached her toes and has a center slit in the back until the back of her knees. It has two rows of pearl strings around her sleeves. The torso of the dress has Swarovski crystals with lace detailing. The dress looked classy and very beautiful all at once. It complimented Sierra's figure, showing off her curves. Sierra looked at herself in her vanity mirror and touched her pink tinted cheeks with matching lipstick and minimal makeup. Her hair is cascading down her back in waves. She looked ethereal, like an angel. "I am sure Mr. Woods is going to have a hard time concentrating on his work and keep his hands to himself" Cathy teased, prompting both Sierra and Claire to laugh with mirth. Claire is wearing a navy blue off shoulder dress. The dress is sleeveless leaving her shoulder bare. It hugs her frame t
"Marriage?" Both Cathy and Claire looked confused. Sierra kept looking at Xavier with an expression that is a mixture of Surprise and happiness. They didn't understand what she was talking about. "Si? What happened to you? You look as if you found treasure?" Claire nudged Sierra when she didn't reply immediately. Sierra cupped her cheeks, feeling how hot her face is. "He spoke about Marriage" she replied. She didn't elaborate, which only added to their confusion. "Who spoke about whose marriage?" Cathy inquired curiously. Sierra's face split up into a huge grin. "Xavier, he just mentioned our marriage" she confessed. Both Claire and Cathy squealed with delight and hugged Sierra from both sides. Their excited Squeal earned the attention of the other guests and the media as well. As everyone was listening to the Gawin's group representative who was explaining about the formula. So their Squeal grabbed everyone's attention. Even Xavier, Nathan and Adam gave them amused looks.
"Of course I am your friend. But unlike you, I am not delusional" Xavier teased Nathan. No one could resist their smiles at their friendly banter. "Delusional? Me?" Nathan huffed with a smile. Xavier grinned. "Of course you are delusional. You are still under the impression that you can resist Cathy. Let me tell you, even after ten years, you will still end up as her husband" he teased Nathan further. That made everyone laugh once again. "We agree" the media and the guests spoke up in a teasing tone. They all saw how resilient Cathy is. She is beautiful as well. They are sure Nathan wouldn't be able to resist her for longer. Nathan gave them a surprised look, while Cathy winked at him. "Unlike my dear friend here, I am not delusional. I know I cannot resist the charm of my girlfriend, and soon to be wife, Sierra Leone " Xavier continued and declared his impending wedding with Sierra. Everyone started speaking at once. This news is huge, especially when Xavier himself is anno
Almost an hour after Xavier's proposal, Sierra went out to find Cathy and Claire. Everyone was congratulating the couple. Claire was happily chatting away with Adam, who was not so invisible anymore. Initially, when Claire used to introduce Adam as her fiance, no one used to take him seriously. Moreover, they used to either mock Claire for her poor choice or they used to suggest that she dump him. But Adam knows that Claire never considered their opinions as important. She stood by his side through thick and thin. And now when he starts to get recognition among the elite circle and he starts to earn good money, he is determined to cherish her and her amazingly beautiful love. Now, everyone were very keen and intrested to chat with him about his new projects. A few of them hinted at their interest to collaborate with him in his future ventures. But thanks to Xavier, the income earned to the patents to his formula are shared with him and the Gawin group. So he will get good money none
"You mean, Josh?" Claire Inquired. Sierra nodded in affirmation. Josh is a thin and tall guy who is fit and handsome. He works as a software engineer in a very reputed company. He earns well and is a very sweet and practical person. "That's the one. I already invited him to the party. He said he will come here. I thought we might use his help if needed. I already explained everything to him. And he was very excited to meet the three of us" Sierra shared. Claire grinned. "This is going to be fun. Uncle Nathan will have a tough time starting today. He brought this upon himself" Claire shared her feelings with a mischievous laugh. Cathy cheered up at the prospect of troubling Nathan. Just then, Sierra's mobile started ringing. "It's him. I think he is here" Sierra said before answering his call. "Josh, we are on the other side of the rooftop. Take a left and then another after you exit the elevator" She told him where to meet them. Not too long after, a tall, decent and good lo
In Renee's residence, Renee was seen watching the live event of how Xavier proposed to Sierra. On his knees no less. He was the kind of man who would never bow his head in front of anyone. But now, that same man is on his knees in front of a woman. The said woman being Sierra is shocking to everyone. Sierra came from a humble background. There is nothing special about her. No influencial back ground, nothing. But still, somehow, she managed to capture Xavier's attention. Renee never heard Xavier apologizing to anyone either. And even now, he is the same. He is cold, intimidating and arrogant, Except with Sierra. "What is so special about that bi*ch? I was with him for four years. But she managed to capture his heart within the matter of days. I can't accept this I can't " Renee threw a vase at the wall mount with anger and disappointment. The commotion attracted the attention of the maids and even Renee's mom Janine rushed down to the Living area to see what the commotion is all
At the party, Nathan was chatting with a business man who wanted his signature on a new government project which was newly announced. The government announced the bid. Whomever scores the least amount will be granted the project. But this business man is trying to make Nathan agree to give him the project through the back door. He was ready to offer money to Nathan. "Mr. Soni, you might not know anything about me. That must be the reason why you dared to make this kind of offer to me. But neither me or any leaders from my party will encourage these kinds of things. So please submit a bid through the legal channels. And we will grant the project to the people who deserve it. And most importantly, I am not handling that project either" he replied camly. But he made sure that his message was clear. Mr. Soni looked guilty and uncomfortable for broaching this subject at an occasion like this. They have an audience, who are pretending as if they didn't hear anything. But Soni is sure tha
"Dad, dad" Renee bent her head while crying for Augustine who was lying in the pool of his own blood. The metallic scent inside the room is so thick, that it's suffocating. Janine was watching Renee with malice. "Dad" Renee's sobs didn't melt Janine's heart. Instead, her hunger for death only intensified. "What did you think of me Renee?" her voice made Renee jump with shock. Renee snapped her head and looked at Janine who had blood all over her hands. She was holding a bloody knife in her right hand, which was still dripping with blood. "How can you? He is your husband. You used to love him so much. Then what happened? Why did you kill him like this?" Renee demanded Janine with anger and pain. Janine sneered. "You both abandoned me and Maddy. You took their side and ruined my efforts to kill Xavier. If not for you and that dead man, i would have already killed Xavier and we could have gone back to the states once again. But no, you had to find out everything and your father had
The fact that Janine is alive but Noel is dead spread like fire. Noel is not just anyone. He is a famous politician. His death spiked multiple debates across the country. Hunt for Janine began, while Janine was hell bent on killing Sierra and Xavier. 'Who killed Noel Thomas?' 'Can it be Janine?' 'Where is Janine?' 'Why is after Mr. Woods?' Speculations started to float across the country. The story of why Janine started to hate the woods family so much and how she became responsible for Gawin's death along with his father's became a trending topic. Everyone started to feel sorry for Claire and started to hate Daisy for her poor choices. After finding out that she became a pawn for Janine and destroyed her own life, Daisy became depressed. Nancy was still shocked to learn that her father is dead. Douglas was shocked too. When everyone was reeling in the aftermath of Janine's destruction, the lady in question was plotting against her own family. This time she is targeting August
'Its true' 'Some one really dug up Mrs. Augustine's grave' 'How can anyone disrespect a dead person like this?' 'Is it really Mr. Woods and our President behind this?' 'If not, then why will that person tag them along with the pictures?' 'I still can't believe that they can do this' 'Why can't they let a dead person rest in peace?' As the pictures of the grave digging became viral, the media and the curious public rushed to the cemetery to see if it was true. When they saw an open grave of Janine, they started to suspect that it's indeed Xavier and Nathan who are somehow involved in this. Within minutes this news became viral. Every news channel started broadcasting the news live from the Cemetery. Pictures of Xavier, Nathan, Carlos and Adam were shown on the tv screen to build the hype along with Janine's picture. 'Mr. President, are you involved?' 'Is Mr. Woods involved?' News channels started using eye-catching tags like this to drag public interest and escalate scrutiny
Janine stealthily slipped inside Xavier's room where his mobile was ringing. She held the knife tightly with both her hands. She is ready to strike the moment she spotted Xavier. But when she scanned the room, she found no one. She strained her ears to hear any noise apart from the mobile ringing. But she couldn't hear anything. After the mobile stopped ringing, silence greeted her. 'Where are they? This is their room and his mobile is here. Why is he not answering his phone?' Janine thought angrily. She searched the room without bothering to keep quiet. She searched the entire house, but she found herself alone in the dark house. She was so angry, she wanted to light fire and burn the house down. But just then, she heard the unmistakable sound of Sirens wailing at a distance. 'He escaped and alerted the cops? How did he even find out about my plan?' she thought angrily. She escaped from the house through the kitchen door before the cops could catch her. On the other hand, Nath
"Nathan, I think my mom is still alive. Just now i felt like I saw someone who looked similar to my mom just outside Xavier's house" Renee anxiously explained to Nathan. But instead of believing her, Nathan frowned with disapproval. "Renee, I started to believe that you changed. If this is one of your tricks to stop Xavier and Sierra's wedding, then I suggest you stop this. Sierra gave you a chance. Don't ruin it by doing all these nasty things" he reprimanded her. Renee's eyes pooled with unshed tears at the harshness of his words. "I know I have done some things which i shouldn't have, which I regret. But Nathan, this time I am telling the truth. I swear on everything I hold dear. No, I swear on Xavier. I think my mom is still alive. We have to caution Xavier and Sierra, Please" she begged him. Nathan was taken aback when she swore on Xavier, whom Renee loves so much. He suddenly applied brakes on his vehicle and immediately took a 'U' turn. If what Renee said is true, th
Claire was not very happy about Renee, but Cathy decided to stay neutral. Nathan and Xavier were Renee's friends for years, so they forgave her when Sierra decided to give Renee a chance. "I will get going now. Please don't call me if I could be of any help during your wedding preparations" Renee offered. Sierra smiled. "Sure" she agreed. Claire is not ready to trust Renee just yet. She witnessed how vile and vicious Renee can be. So she doesn't want to forgive her so soon. She is feeling that Renee is just pretending to be nice. After Renee left, Claire couldn't hold back any longer. "Si, what are you doing? How can you forget everything she did to you? At her party, at the mall, in this home, she insulted you countless times. How can you just forgive her because she has mommy issues?" she demanded with displeasure. Sierra was quiet. Indeed Renee did all that. "Claire, you cannot label a person as bad based on their past deeds. What she did was wrong. And she is feeling gu
After two weeks, Slowly everyone started to forget about Janine. Augustine decided to take Renee to the states. Maddy passed away too, and her cremation was a close knit affair. Her grave was beside Janine's grave. Renee finally decided to apologise to Sierra before leaving for good. In Xavier's home, everyone was bristling with excitement for the impending wedding of Xavier and Sierra. "I love your wedding dress. It's so beautiful" Cathy said about Sierra's wedding dress which was delivered the previous day. Apart from the wedding dress, Sierra and the ladies don't know anything about the wedding preparations. Like Sierra wished, Xavier was handling everything and is ready to surprise her in a week when she is going to walk the aisle as his bride. "Yes, it is. I am eager to see how Xavier would react to it" Sierra said with a mischievous grin. Cathy giggled with mirth. "He would be thinking about peeling that off of you from the moment he sees you in that dress" she joked.
Janine was arrested and Augustine was cured. Xavier and the others were still reeling with shock regarding the bone chilling revelation of that night. Janine is the reason why Gawin lost his life, and so was his father. Now she was after Xavier and his unborn child over her misplaced anger. No one forced Maddy to commit suicide. It's Gawin's choice to choose who ever he wanted to marry. No one can fault him for not falling for Maddy the way she fell for him. After everything Janine did, going after Xavier's unborn child is the most horrific thing she did. "Xavier, i am extremely sorry" Renee apologised to Xavier with guilt. They were all still in the apartment where Renee and Augustine were forced to stay. Both of them gave an official statement to the cops about everything Janine did, much to Janine's anger. Janine was cursing them while she was escorted to the police vehicle. She was taken to jail and would be soon presented in court. Her sins would earn her a life sentence if not
"Who is there?" Janine called out loudly before pulling her gun out from underneath Maddy's bed. Both Renee and Augustine are panicking. They are tensed and worried about Xavier and the others. Outside the balcony, all the four men froze. "I am sorry" Nathan apologised sincerely. Xavier shook his head and patted Nathan on his shoulder. "It's ok, it's not your fault" he assured Nathan. Adam and Carlos peeked inside, and noticed that Janine has a gun and she is coming near the balcony. "She is coming, and she has a gun" Adam spoke with urgency. Everyone was tensed. "Nathan, you stay here with Adam. Me and Carlos will show ourselves. You wait for the right opportunity to take her by surprise" Xavier suggested and nodded at Carlos. Nathan held his hand to stop him. He is worried about Xavier. "I can go instead" he offered. Xavier gave him an assuring smile and patted his hand. "She will not be suspicious to see us, as we already visited their home this morning